Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-01
TALK WITH THE TRAINER.
Patience With . Goose-A Green Poodle.
Monkeys and Dogs.

Patience with . Goose-A Green Poodle.
Monkeys and Dogs.
Considerable interest has been taken by
people who have visited the Academy in
the trained animal show. A reporter
had q talk with the trainer and visited his
pets during the matinee the other after
noon. Tie goose which the trainer has
succeeded in teaching the rudiments Of
arithmetic Is naturally white, but a few
weeks passed in that region Of dust behind
the scenes, which 30 many human geese
imagine to be q fairy land, has reduced
the fowl to a most pitiable state of un-
cleanliness. when the season closes"
said the trainer, IL always turn her out
on the farm and let her rusticate for the
summer. After being off the stage for
two months last summer / put her ON the
boards without any previous rehearsal,
and she went through her performance
without a single mistake. She was q
whole year being educated. purchased
her Of a trainer in Philadelphia, who was
educating a pig and this goose. He sue
ceeded wonderfully with the former, but
could do nothing with the bird. l was
convinced that he hadn't taken time and
patience enough with her. Although q
bird has, perhaps, less intelligence than a
beast, l think l have satisfactorily proved
that fowls have intelligence and thinking
powers, any scientists or ~theologians you
may bring along to the contrary notwith-
standing. Different animals have as many
varying moods and t~emperaments as hu-
mar beings. you cannot use a whip with
a goose. II she becomes in the slightest
degree frightened it will take her at least
half an hour to GOV her senses. The
way l acquired power over her was
through her appetite. II she minded me
or showed any unusual mark of intelli-
gence she received as her reward a bit of
a certain preparation of which was GER
tain she was fond. If she proved refrac-
tory she got no supper. There, hear her
squawk; she knows as well as l do that
il will be time for her to come forward
and play her little part. She enjoys it as
much as any human being could"
At that moment a green young poodle
that had not learned to profit by sad ex-
perience began to he ''fresh" with the
brave pussy which leaps through the fire
At the command of her trainer. The
poodle retired after the short encounter
with a piteous howl. There, I" said the
trainer, ''perhaps you will let Tag alone
another time. That cat has killed six rats
Is large as herself since she has been here
and, as you can imagine, is a match for
any poodle ever born"
After showing the reporter the two
greyhounds which made the wonderful
leaps, he proceeded to open a door which
led into a small room carpeted with saw
dust in which were three monkeys and a
dozen dogs. The latter leaped upon the
reporter and their master with q deafen-
ing chorus of welcome. and the sawdust
Of the floor was quickly transferred to the
clothing Of the visitors. Taking refuge
on a table, the reporter continued his in
spection OF the pets. At that moment
the large monkey, which had found some
thing particularly offensive in the visitor,
made a vicious spring at him, but was
stopped in mid air by the chain which
held it. That's q vicious BRUTE" said
the trainer, land a clubbing once a day
wouldn't hurt it. Monkeys Of this species
can only be taught by the rule of the rod.
With these little ringtailed African mon-
keys it is different. They will always re-
member and resent a blow, hut are affec-